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...proteins, low on carbohydrates, nothing fried), along with a stern admonition to eat only three reasonable meals a day and keep a careful watch on between-meal snacking. What makes Weight Watchers different from most other dieters is that they usually follow the prescribed regimen faithfully. The secret: frequent meetings, similar to the sessions of Alcoholics Anonymous, at which a lecture is followed by statements by each member on how much weight he has gained or lost that week...
...some women. Yet most gynecologists believe this was caused only by early, high-dosage forms, and that today's one-milligram pills rarely provoke a gain of more than five pounds. The sequentials usually cause less weight gain than the combinations. The next most frequent complaints are nausea ("like being four months pregnant"), breast tenderness and breakthrough bleeding. These usually disappear within three months...
National preferences and practices in birth control vary astonishingly, without regard to education or socioeconomic levels. The highly sophisticated Swedes are educated in contraception early, and get frequent reminders in slick magazine ads. In affluent, literate West Germany, the pills and lUDs are little used; abortions equal live births-every year, 1,000,000 of each. France forbids the importation of birth-control materials; only a few women in elite private clubs pour le planning familial enjoy their benefits; again, abortion is rampant, as it is in Italy and an endless list of other, supposedly civilized nations. In most Iron...
Closely related to the depression theme is one of withdrawal. Data from Yale, the University of Western Ontario, and Harvard show lack of friends, nonparticipation in activities, or living apart from college facilities are more frequent in the psychiatric group. Withdrawal and aloneness could be associated with depression, with suspiciousness, or with low self-esteem and low feelings of competency. For whatever reason, those who are uneasy about dealing with people are more likely to need psychological help...
When last week's polling began, there seemed a very good chance that the regime of Sir Albert Margai might indeed be voted down. The Prime Minister, whose hulking size and frequent outbursts of temper have won him the nickname "Akpata"-a Mende word that means "our wild fat man"-had long been accused of widespread corruption. His refusal to answer the charges did nothing to improve his government's image, nor did his longstanding attempts to establish a one-party state. Last month, Sir Albert opened the election campaign by refusing to allow opposition candidates...